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Lateral Molar Approach-Driven Transoral Endoscopic Procedure for Benign Infratemporal Fossa Tumor Resection
Published on: August 15, 2025
How I do it: pediatric lateral-type posterior fossa ependymoma resection
Katarína Horčičáková1,2, Jakub Táborský1,2, Kateřina Trková2,3
1Department of Neurosurgery, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and Motol and Homolka University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic.
Background:
Lateral-type ependymomas, or cerebellopontine ependymomas, of the posterior fossa are rare tumors extending into the cerebellopontine angle, encasing important neurovascular structures, presenting as a particular surgical challenge.
Method:
We performed a radical resection of lateral-type ependymoma in a 2-year-old patient with anamnesis of torticollis and vomiting. Resection of the tumor was preceded by insertion of external ventricular drainage.
Conclusion:
Optimal treatment improving prognosis requires achieving gross total resection of the tumor.